Sr. Solutions Architect

GEM Technologies, Inc. • Los Alamos, NM

1d • Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a Sr. Solutions Architect to join our team supporting the Los Alamos National Laboratory! This position is full-time and will be based out of Los Alamos, New Mexico; however, this position has been approved for work in a primarily remote capacity. This role is anticipated to be short-term (~7 months) with the possibility of extension.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree and 7+ years of relevant experience; additional, relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• United States (U.S.) citizen
• Able to obtain and maintain a government issued clearance, if needed.
• Strong hands-on experience with: Delta Lake, Unity Catalog (including ABAC policies, access control, auditing, and classification), Apache Spark / Spark Structured Streaming, Databricks SQL, MLflow, Lakeflow (or DLT / Delta Live Tables), Mosaic AI Model Serving
• Strong cloud architecture experience supporting data platforms, including: Networking (VPC/VNet), Storage (S3 / ADLS), Security (IAM, KMS, encryption)
• Strong programming skills in: Python, SQL, Spark (DataFrames, notebooks, pipelines)
• Experience with production streaming and Change Data Capture (CDC).
• Proven experience migrating enterprise-scale data workloads from legacy/on-prem systems to Databricks.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written).
• Active Databricks certification(s).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate Databricks-based data platforms using medallion architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold layers).
• Architect and support enterprise data platforms in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or equivalent).
• Lead migration of legacy/on-prem data warehouses and data lakes to Databricks.
• Develop and support production-grade streaming and CDC data pipelines.
• Design multi-tier data architectures based on data classification and governance requirements.
• Build and support BI/reporting data layers for analytics consumption.
• Implement and maintain data governance, security, and compliance controls within the platform.
• Support integration of enterprise systems (e.g., ERP platforms like SAP and Oracle) with modern data platforms.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure-as-Code for data platform deployments.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance (including HSA & PPO options)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401(k) Retirement Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior